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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or Order or Direction, particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus, quesiioning the inaction of Respondent No.2 and 3 to the representations dated16.07.2025 and 10.09.2025 and consequenfly direct the Respondent No.2: and 3 to consider the same and immediately set aside and close freezing crder I286/0W/RJNR-PS/Cyb dated 26-10-2O24 and all other consequential orders with regards to the petitioners property herein whrch are Bank Account No. 66420001000700 1 and 66425001005e:401, in Karnataka Bank Ltd., Rajendra Nagar Branch and moveable property e. two car Superb Laura and Thar LX bearing Vehicle Nos. TS 07 EK 881 1 r rd TS 07 EK 2376 respectively Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI OMAR A PASHA Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2 : SRI N BHUJANGA llAO, Deputy Solicitor General of lndia Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : AGP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 4 & 5 : --- The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.34O15 of 2025 ORDER This',vrit petition is lilecl secl<rng the follou'ing prayer "...questioning the inaction of the responclent Nos.2 and 3 to the representations doted 16.07.2025 and 10.09.2025 and consequently direct respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider the sante and immediately set aside and closc Jieezitg order No.2B6/OW/R.lNR-PS/Cyb dated 26.10.2024 and all other consequcntial orclers ruilh reqards to the petitioners propertA herein tuhich ore Bank Account No.6642O0O10007OO1,tnri 65425O010O593401 in Karnataka Banlt Lirtitetl, Rr.ljendra Nctgar Brctnch ttDo cars Superb Laura ancl mouealtle oropertu i.€., and Thar LX beairtq,\o.s.,r'S 07 DI( 8811 and TS 07 EK 2376 respectiuellJ. . . ..."
2. Hearo learneci <:r-,1'.ttsel [o: ri-re petltioner and learned Central Government Sttl-rdirrg Co'-ttlsel for respondclrt Nos. 1 and 2; learned Assistant Government i)lcader for Home appearing on behalf of respondent No.3. With tl-reir consent, this r'vrit petition is taken up for disposal. Notice to respondent Nos.5 and 6 is hereby dispensed u,ith.
3. The facts of lhe case ir-r brici as started are that petitioner r.l,as arraved as Accused No.3 for tl-re offences under Sections 8(c) reaci n,ith 21(c1,22(c1,27 artd 2cl of NDPS Act in FIR l\i.o'62 12024 on the filt: of Rajer-r'-lr;r naga r dated 18 Ol.2)2tl As srtch respondent No.2 passed freczir-rg order on 26.1O.2024 freezing - pctitioner's tu.o bank accounts and Registratrrrt. Cr.,-116.r,r". o, tu,o cars and had sent letter of personal hearinS on 28.1O.2024. Ho\!'cver, pe titioncr has not received thc sam: Subsequentl_r', petitioncr liled Crl.P.No.7 18512025 beforc this ('orrr 1 pra_ying to sct aside thc said FIR dated 18.01.2024 and lrrs Court urcle order datccl 1 3.O5.2025 quashe c[ the F I R again s r. thc, petitioncr. In that rcgard, petitioner made a representatirrr to rcspondcnt Nos.2 to 4 on 76.O7 .2025 and on 10.O9 _2025 se: <ir-r11 to unfrecze his bank accout-rts along u,ith RCs. Hou,ever, nc tr.tiotr has beer-r tal<cn b-r the respondent authorities. Qr-rcstior-ril 1 tJ.rc same, thc I)reselrt u,rit petitior-r is liled. -1. Though various grounds are raised in Lt: ri rit petitiotr, lcarned collnsel for the petitioner restricts his t-ervcr seeking a direction to respondcnt authorities to clispose of thc petitioner's reprcscntations dated 16.O7.2025 and 10.09.21125 in a time bolrnd pe riocl.
5. Lcarned Assistant (]overnmcnt Ple,t lcr lor Home itppearing on behalf oI respondcnt No.3 submitr; tl-rat if the saicl rcprcsentzrtion is still pellding for consideration I hc rcspondcnl authoritics man' bc directed to dispose s[ rl-]c pctitioner's - representation, dated 16.O7.2025 and 1O.O9.2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance r,r'ith lar,n'.
6. in vie'*, of the submission made bv the learned counsel on either side and 'without going into the merits of the case, this u/rit petition is disposed of directing thc respondent authorities to dispose of the petitioner's representation, dated 16.07 .2025 and 1O.O9.2025 and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with 1aw, as expeditiousl,v as possible, prefcrably u,ithin a period of t"r'o (02) s'eeks ft-om the date of receipt of a copy ol this order by giving a fair opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly this r'r.rit petition is disposed of Miscellaneous applications, if an1' pending, shall stand closed. Hou,er.er. there shall be no order as to costs. d/.P.PONNA KRISHNA A SISTANT REGISTRAR ,TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1 2 a 4 Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Union of India, New Delh i. O-ffice of^Competent Authorityr (SAFEI\I (FOP)A and NDpSA), Having its gfficq q! Shastri Bhawan, New Building Comptex, 4th Ftoor, No.lO, rfiOa"oWi Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600006. Il:,." SlO,, Rajendranagar l$, Cyberabad District, 66/1, Bannerghatta Main Hd, Rajendranagai' mandal, Hyderabad, Telangana 500030 Karnatala Bank, Rajendranagar Branch, piller No. 2.10, BesideRajendra Nagar Rd, near The Branding, Ashok Vihar Society, Gaza, Upperpatty, Hyderabad, Telangana 500048 - t E R.TA ,Rangareddy, Sy.no.261, Near marri chettu. Ooo Ma;iko;d"a:'d;riipl"ir,rri"|,r, RansareddyDistrict _ bbcJ leBharat One CC to SRt OMAR A PASHA, Advocate tOpUCl One CC to SRI N BHUJANGA RAO, Deputy l:iolicitor General of lnd ia Advocate tOpUCl Two CCs to Gp FOR HOIVE, High Court for the St rte of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] Two CD Copies petroI pump, b 7 8 I PVL P\,IK HIGH COURT DATED:1 111112025 ORDER WP.No.34015 of 2025 \1 1HE o ( ^s o !) ,\ \ 2 0 tl0l/ 295 fi r, 1::. -\- I DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT C;O$TS \ N